Eightbit co., Ltd.[3] (株式会社エイトビット), also known as Animation Studio Eightbit (アニメーションスタジオエイトビット) or 8bit for short, is a Japanese animation studio established in September 2008 by former Satelight members.[4]
On June 8, 2020, it was announced that Eight Bit had entered a partnership with Bandai Namco to create multiple anime productions. Their first project was Season 2 of The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.[5]
On November 1, 2021, Eight Bit opened a new studio in the Niigata Prefecture.[6]
On April 1, 2024, Eight Bit became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks.[7]